Drugs

The interception of a significant shipment of marijuana just outside of Rochester has resulted in a nearly 5-year prison sentence for a Rochester man.

The amount of methamphetamine located in the vehicle totaled over 25 pounds with packaging. The methamphetamine seized has an approximate street value over nearly 1 million dollars at the gram level.

A former Byron man currently in prison for a drug conviction in Winona County has been sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for a burglary conviction.

A Rochester man will not have to serve any additional time behind bars for his involvement in a major drug bust last May.

A Rochester woman has been sentenced for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from the discovery of a large shipment of methamphetamine from Mexico last year.

A second man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has entered into a plea agreement to settle charges stemming from an attack on a Minnesota State Trooper in December 2018.

A Rochester man, who was caught transporting a significant amount of marijuana four weeks after he was placed on probation for his most recent drug-related conviction, today entered into a plea deal with Olmsted County prosecutors.

A federal judge has sentenced a registered nurse to 18 months in prison for stealing prescription pain medication from an elderly woman recovering from multiple surgeries.

A man and woman from Rochester recently entered into plea agreements to settle charges stemming from what authorities described as the largest ever methamphetamine seizure in southeastern Minnesota.

A major drug bust near Rochester in late August has resulted in federal drug trafficking charges against 4 people.